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               <p class="para_td">Overview</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('vehiclepkg/veh_ht.html');return(false);">How To</a></p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/ico_t_vehicle_packaging.gif" border="0"> Use this tool to define vehicle and occupant packaging dimensions in a single, integrated environment. You can also perform general packaging studies and create comprehensive reports about a vehicle's interior dimensions.
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      <p class="para_topic">Vehicle Packaging uses two wizards:</p>
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      <p class="para_topic">You use the Vehicle Packaging wizard first to define the vehicle's basic parameters. These are stored in a single vehicle packaging feature.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">You then select a seating position in the vehicle and define an occupant. This opens the Occupant Packaging wizard, where you create features for the occupant.</p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">You only need to define critical vehicle dimensions once with this tool, as they are passed on to other General Packaging tools available in this wizard. </p>
      <p class="para_topic">Interior parameters are defined using the SAEJ1100 standard.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Where Do I Find It?</div>
      <p class="para_division"><b class="uiTerm">Modeling</b>&rarr; <b class="uiTerm">Tools</b>&rarr; <b class="uiTerm">Vehicle Design Automation</b>&rarr; <b class="uiTerm">General Packaging</b>&rarr; <b class="uiTerm">Vehicle Packaging</b>, or
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      <p class="para_division"><b class="uiTerm">Modeling</b>&rarr; <b class="uiTerm">Edit</b>&rarr; <b class="uiTerm">Feature</b>, and choose a Vehicle Packaging feature or Occupant Packaging feature, or
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      <p class="para_division">Select Vehicle Packaging from the General Packaging toolbar.</p>
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